carburetor

[ kahr-buh-rey-ter, -byuh- ]

noun
  1. a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.

Origin of carburetor

1
First recorded in 1860–65; carburet + -or2
  • Also car·bu·ra·tor, car·bu·ret·er; especially British, car·bu·ret·tor, car·bu·ret·ter [kahr-byuh-ret-er]. /ˈkɑr byəˌrɛt ər/.

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How to use carburetor in a sentence

  • He changed the carburetor adjustment, and Foster got a weary chug-chug that ceased almost as soon as it had begun.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • I am sure that the trifling disorder in the carburetor may be corrected.

    The Secret Witness | George Gibbs
  • You do not refuse to engage in the automobile business because the carburetor and the differential are words of four syllables.

  • The first type is known as the surface carburetor and is now practically obsolete.

    Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag